The economic burden of inpatient paediatric care: household and provider costs for treatment of pneumonia, malaria and meningitis
Open Access
- 1 January 2009
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation
- Vol. 7 (1) , 3
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1478-7547-7-3
Abstract
Knowledge of treatment cost is essential in assessing cost effectiveness in healthcare. Evidence of the potential impact of implementing available interventions against childhood illnesses in developing countries challenges us to define the costs of treating these diseases. The purpose of this study is to describe the total costs associated with treatment of pneumonia, malaria and meningitis in children less than five years in seven Kenyan hospitals.Keywords
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